tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21155520.post2305723321856894025..comments2024-03-06T09:16:54.364+08:00Comments on The heart of the matter: NEW GUIDELINES FOR LDL-C. NO MORE SPECIFIC LDL-C TARGETS.SC NGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07301519594039247770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21155520.post-83354963422882373772013-11-29T15:20:13.615+08:002013-11-29T15:20:13.615+08:00Hi Bao, you are right about this relative / verses...Hi Bao, you are right about this relative / verses absolute risk reduction bit. I believe that the relative risk reduction startegy was invented to make the numbers look better. In the issue of Primary Prevention, the role of statins is more controversial.<br />However, in the issue of secondary prevention, the role of statins are much clearer. The adsolute risk reduction is much more and obvioushmatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369700143624816214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21155520.post-22685333222677674062013-11-26T18:22:12.114+08:002013-11-26T18:22:12.114+08:00Some are critical of this new AHA's guidelines...Some are critical of this new AHA's guidelines:-<br /><br />It is hard for me to believe that this is where modern medicine is at. I guess nobody needs to see a health care professional anymore—just put your numbers in and if you have a 10-year heart attack risk of >7.5%,then you must take a statin for the rest of your life. I have one word for this nonsense: fugetaboutit. The new baohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270057597245403228noreply@blogger.com